Trial reportOsteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA2004
Establishing the compliance in elderly women for use of a low level mechanical stress device in a clinical osteoporosis study.
Trial report in Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- The Efficacy of Low-intensity Vibration to Improve Bone Health in Patients with End-stage Renal Disease Is Highly Dependent on Compliance and Muscle Response.Academic radiology · 2017Trial
- Low-Magnitude Mechanical Stimulation to Improve Bone Density in Persons of Advanced Age: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2015Trial
- Insights from the conduct of a device trial in older persons: low magnitude mechanical stimulation for musculoskeletal health.Clinical trials (London, England) · 2010Trial
- Characteristics of community-based exercise programs for community-dwelling older adults in rural/regional areas: a scoping review.Aging clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Vibration Therapy to Prevent Bone Loss and Falls: Mechanisms and Efficacy.Current osteoporosis reports · 2015Review
- Effect of electrical stimulation-induced muscle force and streptomycin treatment on muscle and trabecular bone mass in early-stage disuse musculoskeletal atrophy.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2015Article
- The potential benefits and inherent risks of vibration as a non-drug therapy for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.Current osteoporosis reports · 2013Article
- A randomized controlled trial of whole body vibration exposure on markers of bone turnover in postmenopausal women.Journal of osteoporosis · 2011Article
- Relationship of bone health to yearlong physical activity in older Japanese adults: cross-sectional data from the Nakanojo Study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2007Article
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Abstract
Non-pharmacologic approaches to prevent bone loss are well suited for elderly patients to avoid polypharmacy and medication side effects. One potential treatment is a vibrating platform that delivers low-level mechanical loading stimulating bone remodeling. However, compliance is a major concern with any daily treatment, and is unknown for an elderly group using this device. Thus we assessed compliance with standing 10 min/day on a vibrating platform device in elderly women, the target population for osteoporosis therapy. We also assessed satisfaction with daily use of the device. We conducted a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded 6-month study for daily use of a 10-min vibrating platform treatment in elderly women who were residents of a Continuing Care Retirement community. Compliance for each subject was calculated as the number of days attended divided by the 182 days in the 6-month trial. The 24 elderly women (mean age 86, range 79-92 years) had 83% compliance (95% CI: 70.5, 94.5) for daily treatment over 6 months. Excluding three study drop-outs, the 21 women had 93% compliance (95% CI: 89.8, 95.6), with no difference in compliance between active and placebo treatment. Main reasons for missing treatment days over the 6 months were vacation (54% of missed days) and illness (29%). Three adverse events occurred; one (syncope) was possibly related to device use, whereas the other two were not related to device use. Among participants, 95% reported overall satisfaction with daily use of the vibrating platform, and 57% preferred the platform versus daily oral medications for prevention of bone loss. Elderly women showed high compliance, high satisfaction and few adverse experiences with a daily non-pharmacological treatment designed to inhibit bone loss. Larger randomized controlled trials should evaluate the long-term efficacy of vibrating platform devices for treatment of low bone mass and osteoporosis in elderly individuals.
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